NHTSA Complaint #11692941 — 2019 KIA SOUL

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11692941
Vehicle	2019 KIA SOUL
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	October 11, 2025
Date Filed	October 12, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

I was traveling on Saturday at about 40 miles an hour down the road car just all of a sudden lost power and started smoking. No engine light or anything else came out to indicate a problem. Got it too a repair shop waiting to hear Monday exactly all the damage but they did say it had no oil in the car. It’s only been 2 1/2 months since an oil change checked that last month had plenty of oil could this be related to the 2021 to 2023 engine oil burning and KIA. I have been towed on the last three or four oil changes that it was almost a half a quart low each time.

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